The secrets of the Count of Monte Cristo

EQH08 - The secrets of the Count of Monte Cristo
enQuête d’Histoire n°8 (Quest of History) : The Count of Monte Cristo, a true story?!
According to many press articles, the Count of Monte Cristo, a novel by Alexandre Dumas (father), would be inspired by a true story. According to Jacques Peuchet, curator of the archives of the Police of Paris, a man called Picaud, a shoemaker of Nimes, had a very similar fate than Edmond Dantès, the novel’s main character. I had to check this out…
Images from Jacques Peuchet’s book from Gallica BnF
Music sample from Monte Cristu, by Chjar’ di Luna
Sources:
Le Comte de Monte Cristo - A. Dumas
Napoleon Empereur de l’île d’Elbe - M-H. Baylac
Mémoires tirés des archives de la Police de Paris Tome 5 - J. Peuchet
Dix années de collaboration : Alexandre Dumas - Auguste Maquet - G. Simon
Le séjour et la mort d'un homme d'État danois en Provence - Alex Linvald :
www.persee.fr/...
www.lemonde.fr...